[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 26 (Friday, February 12, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E233]
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                       IN MEMORY OF JERRY FELDMAN

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                           HON. PETER DEUTSCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 12, 1999

  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Jerry 
Feldman, a generous and ground-breaking community leader who will be 
greatly missed in South Florida.
  After spending a large portion of his life in New York as a highly 
successful corporate executive and private business owner, Jerry and 
his wife Jacqueline retired to Century Village in South Florida. Adding 
to his already extraordinary list of accomplishments, Jerry Feldman 
plunged himself into community service in the hopes of improving the 
lives of his new neighbors and friends. As his wife so eloquently 
expressed, ``He felt that God put him on this earth to make things 
better for people, and his reward would be a better life,'' she said. 
``If you cast your bread on the water, he felt, it would come back 
twofold.''
  Jerry Feldman became involved in many community organizations in his 
attempts to galvanize the community and create an open dialogue between 
South Florida's citizens. Besides being the President of the 
Condominium Owners of the Pembroke Pines Association, Mr. Feldman also 
served as Chairman of the Pembroke Pines Board of Adjustment, President 
of the Pembroke Pines Seniors and Law Enforcement Working Together 
(SALT) Council, and President of the Cambridge 4 Condominium 
Association in Century Village. As the Mayor of Pembroke Pines, Alex 
Fekete, noted, ``he was a great community leader * * * he helped to 
resolve issues * * * there is a more harmonious relationship in Century 
Village now because of it.''
  In summary, Jerry's genuine leadership is rare in this age and he 
will be surely missed by the Century Village Community, as well as by 
the Pembroke Pines community at large. Jerry was an extraordinary human 
being who went above and beyond what he needed to be, because of his 
sincere desire to help his fellow man. We will all miss Jerry, but we 
are lucky to have so many wonderful memories of his life and work.

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